Autumn’s Coffee Syrup

Coffee has rich flavours on its own, but to spice/sweeten it up, literally, is also nice. This easy-to-make coffee syrup is an homage to autumn and is a key ingredient to pumpkin spice lattes. 

Ingredients (30 servings)

1 dl water

1 dl sugar

1.5 dl pumpkin puree (canned or homemade)

320g condensed milk (regular, coconut, or oat)

1 vanilla pod

1 tsp cinnamon

3 pinches nutmeg

3 pinches ginger

2 pinches cloves

1 pinch salt

Preparations

1 knife

1 cutting board

1 measuring cups

1 saucepan

1 500ml glass bottle 

1 ladle

Directions

Step 1: Mix the sugar and water in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.

Step 2. Add the condensed milk and pumpkin puree. Stir while simmering. 

Step 3. Cut the vanilla pod open, separate the contents, and add both the pod and its contents in the pan. 

Step 4. Add in the cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Stir. 

Step 5. When the consistency is smooth and resembles yogurt, turn off the heat.

Step 6. Using the ladle, fish out the vanilla pod and discard.Step 7. Fill the glass bottle with the syrup. Allow it to cool down before using or putting it in the fridge.